Busy. That describes pretty much every one of us. But what if you miraculously ended up with an extra chunk of time? Would you cook your family a real breakfast, take that dance class, or give some... Join this chit chat >>

There was something about her that drew me. It wasn’t just her beauty—though it was legendary—nor was it the way she made me feel, as if I were under a spell. It could have been any... Read more >>

It’s seven o’clock in the morning and ten degrees below zero outside. I’m freshly sixteen, just having gotten my license and therefore my long anticipated freedom. I go out to my... Read more >>

I host a life-drawing class at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, one of many life-drawing venues in the SF/Bay Area. It’s an open, ongoing, drop-in class. Read more >>

There are some basic steps you can take to ensure that your first yoga class won’t also be your last. Remove Your Shoes It is good form to remove shoes before entering a yoga studio. Not only... Read more >>

Come on, you can remember! Was it the overalls with a rhinestone belt? That first pair of perfect-fitting jeans? Your goofy first-grade shoes? Or the purple vinyl jacket that turned... Join this chit chat >>

We had really been looking forward to the birthday celebration of our good friend. To mark the occasion of this particular birthday, he and his partner decided to host a black tie affair complete with... Read more >>

In this day and age, it is hard to imagine that there actually was a time when mankind did not even need a currency to get what he/she needed to survive. But they managed without and never knew what... Read more >>

“I remember waking up every morning to the smell of tomato sauce, everything revolved around lunch and dinner,” Chef Renato Astrologo, of Renato e Luisa Trattoria, told me as we began our... Read more >>

There was no room on the table for any more antipasto, but the waitress at Terrazze Sotto Il Castello kept it coming. I was in Puglia after all, where a typical meal begins with a variety of small... Read more >>